Well now, I am in a dilemnna....perhaps I should not be paper piecing but machine appliquing. My fingers are arthritic and I can see by the instructional details aforementioned that I might have some problems ahead of me. To me the actual sewing of fabrics right sides together might be hard to understand which section comes next; and the pieces would surely get tiny with the light and darkness of perspectives.
So, for now I will be continuing on machine applique and utilize the sticky stuff underneath. I assume if I have a large piece of fabric (say barn side) that I cut the back out of the sky foundation piece I started with.
Thank you, jpthequilter--your idea of creating a grid and cutting into a nine-patch progress was brilliant. This is just like a brand new puzzle we all got as kids..just a section at a time.
And Applique, your notes are really encouraging me to dig in and not worry about what my first attempts look like.
Thank you LCatlege who directed me to an UK site with a free trial of automatic pixels to form half-square triangles. I think I will try that too.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts/patchwork
What GENEROUS thoughts and hints from all. Thank you so much!